Buenos Aires heavy/noise rockers Banda de la Muerte issued their third album, the Jack Endino-produced 8894, earlier this year. Next month they’ll embark on a European tour to support the record that includes a stop at Desertfest Belgium, and perhaps in some small way it’s as advance warning that today they unveil a live-recorded video of themselves playing the release front to back, filmed this past May at Teatro Vorterix in their hometown. The four-piece did the same for their 2012 sophomore outing, Pulso de una Mente Maldita, but still, timing-wise, it’s easy to imagine they’re letting European crowds know what they’re in for upon the band’s arrival in October.

As to what that might be, see for yourself. From the Mastodon-ic opening riff of “Ejército de Uno,” Banda de la Muerte run a stylistic gamut across 8894‘s nine component tracks, guitarist/vocalist Xon (ex-Buffalo) at the fore backed by drummer/vocalist Guillermo A. Gómez, bassist/vocalist Foresi and guitarist Fede Ramos as they don’t so much skirt the line between heavy rock and metal as stomp all over it with the album’s title-track. From there the record is a fluid mesh of styles from the desert-rocking chug of “Lo que Vos Llamás Ganar” to the near-thrashing intensity of “Pensando por Mí” and the slower-grooving penultimate highlight “De Mi Lado,” which on the record itself is marked out by flourish of piano but here rests on the melodic expanse of the dual guitars.

Varied in approach and level of aggression throughout, “Nación de Seguidores” makes an excellent showcase for Ramos‘ lead work, and they finish off the show with one of the most vicious tracks in the brief hardcore punk burst of “Cerdos” before dropping their instruments and walking off the stage to the whistles of the film crew. They’ll be on the road alongside exclamatory Dutch outfit ¡Pendejo!, who released their latest album, Atacames (review here), last year, with whom they’ll also share the stage at Desertfest. The performance was captured by Duquesa Films and you can find the full credits and the tour dates below.

Dig in and enjoy:

Banda de la Muerte, 8894 Live in Full

Right before heading out to the old continent for their third European tour, Banda de la Muerte have teamed up with The Obelisk for the premiere of their new video “8894”. In accordance with what they love and can do best and continuing the tradition they have started with “Pulso de una Mente Maldita”, Banda de la Muerte played their third record “8894” live in its entity and put it on video tape. The recording was made at Vorterix Theater in Buenos Aires, Argentina in May 2015.

Banda de la Muerte are touring Europe in mighty and explosive combination – the Dutch band ¡Pendejo! will accompany them on the road. Check out the dates below, as few more are to be announced:

08/10 Gibus Café, Paris FR
09/10 Mondo Bizarro, Rennes BE
10 /10 Desertfest Belgium, Antwerp BE
11/10 Ecume des Jours, Périgueux FR
13 /10 Les Runes, Bordeaux FR
15 /10 The Black Bird, Santander ES
17 / 10 Potemkin, Salamanca ES
18 /10 Wurlitzer Ballroom, Madrid ES
21/10 Muziekgieterij, Maastricht NL
22 /10 Vibes, Rotterdam NL
23 /10 Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe DE

Video credits:
Duquesa Films
Directed by / cinematographer: Emiliano Ferrando
Produced by: Santiago Rusconi
Editor / Post production: Juan Dalessandro
Camera operators: Martin Catz / Nacho Barbe / Juan Dalessandro
Audio recorded by: Seba FDM
Mixed / masted by: Damián “Chino” Biscotti / Nico @ Estudio Moscú
Asistentes to Banda de la Muerte: Mila Puig, Ignacio Noceti
Recorded at Vorterix Theater, May 2015
© 2015 BANDA DE LA MUERTE

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